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Music and Museum: Andrew Gonzalez: Burnished, Borrowed and Brand-New

LOCATION: FOURTH-FLOOR GALLERY

JANUARY 10 AT NOON AND 6 P.M.

ANDREW GONZALEZ: BURNISHED, BORROWED AND BRAND-NEW

Fresh off of his Juilliard graduation and debut with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Chesapeake, VA native Andrew Gonzalez, joined by pianist Carlos Avila, offers a recital program of works designed to showcase the lyrical power and technical brilliance of his chosen instrument – the Viola! No joking – in the hands of this young virtuoso, your notion of the viola may be permanently changed!

As an avid chamber musician and soloist, violist Andrew Gonzalez, has collaborated with such world-class musicians as Itzhak Perlman, and Heifetz Institute faculty members Daniel Phillips, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Nobuko Imai, and Amit Peled. He performed last summer at the prestigious Music@Menlo festival in California, and the last two seasons with New York City’s acclaimed Bargemusic series. A former winner of the Sphinx competition, which celebrates minority musicians, Andrew is currently a student of Heifetz faculty member Heidi Castleman at the Juilliard School of Music.

Hailed for his "beautiful command of tone and mood…and unruffleable savoir-faire" (San Francisco Chronicle), his "layers of emotional expression" (The Examiner) and his "level of artistry that seem far beyond his years" (Contra Costa Times), Carlos Avila is one of the most in-demand pianists on the classical music scene. His concerts have taken him across North and South America, Europe and Asia.

PROGRAM

Marin Marais: La Basque from Suite of Old French DancesJoel Friedman: When the World Disintegrates Before Your Eyes Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata Brahms: Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1Rachmaninoff: Adagio from Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 119

PERFORMANCE

Concerts are performed at noon and 6 p.m. in the fourth-floor gallery. For the noon concert, general seating is available starting at 11:30 a.m. For the 6 p.m. concert, general seating is available starting at 5:30 p.m. A cash-only bar is provided before the 6 p.m. concert.

TICKETS

Tickets are $12 per person for the public and just $8 per person for museum members. Purchase tickets online, by phone at 704.353.9200 or at the admission desk.